PSYC305 All Weeks Discussions Latest 2019 November

PSYC305 Motivation and Leadership

Week 1 Discussion

Who’s
Leading?

Textbook:
Chapter 1, 3, 15

Lesson

Minimum of
1 scholarly source

Initial
Post Instructions

For the
initial post, respond to one of the following options:

Option 1:
Based on the weekly readings, how would you define and describe
“leadership”? In your definition, be sure to address the following:

The role
the leader plays in an organization.

The most
effective leadership type (Traditional, Participative, Individualistic).

Option 2:
Evaluate your favorite leader in history. Evaluate them based on the following:

Cardinal
disposition

Central
tendencies

Secondary
traits

Follow-Up
Post Instructions

Respond to
at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by
providing more information and clarification.

PSYC305 Motivation and Leadership

Week 2 Discussion

Theoretical
Underpinnings

Required
Resources

Read/review
the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: 2

Lesson

Minimum of
1 scholarly source (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source)

Initial
Post Instructions

Of the
theories presented in the chapter readings, which theory of leadership most
accurately explains effective leadership in your opinion? Does the
peer-reviewed literature agree with your opinion? If so, how? If not, why not?

Follow-Up
Post Instructions

Respond to
at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by
providing more information and clarification.

PSYC305 Motivation and Leadership

Week 3 Discussion

Let’s Get
Ethical!

Textbook:
Chapters 6, 7

Lesson

Minimum of
1 scholarly source

Initial
Post Instructions

For the
initial post, respond to one of the following options:

Option 1:
At what age did you reach each level of Kohlberg’s Moral Development? Be sure
to provide an example for each stage that you have successfully resolved. Based
on what you have discussed, where are you currently, and which stage do you
think you will achieve by the time you are 75 years of age? Finally, does your
level of Moral Development, according to Kohlberg, affect your ability to lead?
Explain.

Option 2:
What were your scores for the Value Orientation exercise in this week’s chapter
reading? What are your thoughts about your orientation and how it makes you an effective
leader? Note: You can take a photo of your results and post them with your initial
discussion post.

Follow-Up
Post Instructions

Respond to
at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by
providing more information and clarification.

PSYC305 Motivation and Leadership

Week 4 Discussion

Your Team
is My Team

Textbook:
Chapters 11,12

Lesson

Minimum of
1 scholarly source

Initial
Post Instructions

After
completing the Matching Game in the Team Members section (i.e. the one where
you matched team member labeled as encourager, clarifier, etc. with their
description) in the lesson answer each
of the following:

Which of
the positive team members are you most like?

Of the
negative team members, which are you most like?

What does
the chapter reading suggest that you do to correct the negative behaviors?

Revisit the
Team Meeting Assignment from Week 2. In that assignment you were asked how your
Big Five Personality Characteristics made you an effective team member, how
these characteristics serve as a strength, and how you might navigate
personality and leadership differences on a team. Given the additional
knowledge you have gained over the past few weeks, what might you have done
differently as part of a team member in that first week? Are you able to
identify your (and others’) weaknesses as well as strengths? How can you
maximize strengths while minimizing pain points on the team? How have you grown
(or can you grow) as both a team member and a leader?

Follow-Up
Post Instructions

Respond to
at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by
providing more information and clarification.

PSYC305 Motivation and Leadership

Week 5 Discussion

Your Team
is My Team

Textbook:
Chapters 9, 10

Lesson

Minimum of
2 scholarly sources

Initial
Post Instructions

Instructions

When
practicing the Art of Listening, of the 10 principles to employ, do the
following:

Define and
describe two of the ten principles that you need to improve upon.

How will
you use two these principles at work?

From your
observations, how has lack (either your lack of those of others) of these
listening skills contributed to communication problems at work?

Follow-Up
Post Instructions

Respond to
at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by
providing more information and clarification.

PSYC305 Motivation and Leadership

Week 6 Discussion

Give Them
the Job

Textbook:
Chapters 5,14

Lesson

Minimum of
2 scholarly sources

Initial
Post Instructions

Instructions:

For the
initial post, respond to one of the following options.

Option 1:
In your textbook, there are three charts that represent manager level and the
distribution of their task allocations (Exercise 14-4). Do you think that these
task allocations are accurate for the level of management? If they are
accurate, please provide two examples to support your stance. If you don’t feel
that these distributions are accurate, explain why and provide two examples to
support your stance. Note: If you don’t have experience managing others, use
the example of your most recent manager to answer this question.

Option 2:
This question pertains to task delegation. To receive full credit, address all
points:

Why is task
delegation important for leaders?

What is
your process for delegating tasks?

Is your
process similar to the process presented in our textbook?

Follow-Up
Post Instructions

Respond to
at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by
providing more information and clarification.

PSYC305 Motivation and Leadership

Week 7 Discussion

Improving
Performance

Textbook:
Chapters 17, 18, 19

Lesson

Minimum of
2 scholarly sources

Initial
Post Instructions

For the
initial post, respond to one of the following options:

Option 1:
There is a lot of stigma surrounding being a follower. In fact, many people
don’t want to be called a follower. But just as leadership is an art, so is
followership. Complete exercise 18-4, “Putting Your Best Foot Forward,”
and do the following:

Report your
score.

Give the
evaluation.

Discuss how
you can improve your followership skills.

Compare and
contrast followership and leadership.

Option 2:
Discuss a situation in your work life where you need to develop a plan to
improve performance. Use the Four-Step method for problem solving, discuss each
step that you would take and how you would take it.

Follow-Up
Post Instructions

Respond to
at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by
providing more information and clarification.

PSYC305 Motivation and Leadership

Week 8 Discussion

Leading
Effectively

Textbook:
Chapters 16, 20

Lesson

Minimum of
2 scholarly sources

Initial
Post Instructions

You have
learned a lot of things about leadership in this course. You learned about
theory, and about the practical applications of leadership in the workplace, in
teams, and in parenting situations. But now, you will discuss the theory or
concept that you will most likely apply to one of your roles as a leader.

For this
discussion, be sure to do the following:

Define the
concept and reference the page number that the concept can be found on in the
textbook.

Address the
situation that you will use the concept in.

Express how
the implementation of this concept is different from what you are doing now.

Do you
project that this change will make a positive difference within 3 months of its
implementation?

Follow-Up
Post Instructions

Respond to
at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by
providing more information and clarification.